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Portal to the Public: Museum Educators Collaborating with Scientists to Engage Museum Visitors with Current Science
Author(s) -
Selvakumar Meena,
Storksdieck Martin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
curator: the museum journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.312
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2151-6952
pISSN - 0011-3069
DOI - 10.1111/cura.12007
Subject(s) - visitor pattern , pace , museum informatics , public relations , citizen science , sociology , science communication , political science , science education , museology , pedagogy , visual arts , art , computer science , geography , botany , geodesy , biology , programming language
Science museums play a role in creating visitor experiences that relate to contemporary issues in science, and in linking audiences to the scientific enterprise and the community of scientists. In the Portal to the Public approach, science researchers are trained by museum educators with experience in inquiry‐based learning, and are then given opportunities to translate their current research for museum audiences. Portal to the Public offers one solution to museums seeking to sustain a commitment to delivering experiences that reflect the dynamic pace of research, and the need to connect local communities to scientific research occurring in their midst.